San Jose Planning Commission members received a recent preview of an Urban Land Institute parking study and a slew of recommendations that aim to reduce congestion and the number of miles vehicles travel in the city as a way to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. ULI is an urban planning research organization and thinktank,...
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Kylli pushes forward on Santa Clara project after losing ‘backup plan’
Chinese developer Kylli Inc. has faced a couple of tough knocks in recent months as it tries to push forward a mixed-use development in Santa Clara on 49 acres once owned by Yahoo, but the company continues to work on making something of the project. When Santa Clara councilmembers voted Jan. 14 not to extend...
San Jose: Census officials work to gain trust in Vietnamese community
Census officials are determined to count each and every member of San Jose’s substantial Vietnamese community, pulling out all the stops through local partnerships and widespread publicity. Yet, an extensive outreach plan may not fully reach a group that’s held on to a distrust of government and faced deportations. A priority in this year’s U.S....
San Francisco 49ers jump into the fight to defeat Measure C in Santa Clara
The San Francisco 49ers have jumped into a fight to defeat a Santa Clara ballot measure that would halve the number of voting districts in the city just as ballots begin to arrive at Santa Clara County homes. Richard Konda, executive director for the Asian Law Alliance, didn’t mince words when he asked Rahul Chandhok,...
You’ve got mail: Election ballots sent to registered Santa Clara County voters
Have you checked your mailbox recently? A vote-by-mail ballot will arrive soon if you’re registered to vote. More than 940,000 ballots were mailed Monday to voters across Santa Clara County for the March 3 presidential primary election. As part of the Voter’s Choice Act, which was approved last year, this is an attempt at simplifying the election...
San Jose approves new anti-graffiti efforts and Diridon Station design
San Jose elected leaders Tuesday unanimously approved beefing up anti-graffiti efforts with a new policy that reduces the time it takes to paint over tagging on private property when more than one complaint has been filed. The new shortened process means city officials can re-inspect a private property site where graffiti was previously reported and immediately issue...
San Jose: Tensions run high as Larry Stone speaks out against Prop. 13 measure
Tensions around an upcoming statewide ballot measure reached a high point during the Santa Clara Unified School District meeting last week, when advocates and detractors of the initiative to reform Proposition 13, pled their cases to the board. Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone, a vocal opponent of the measure, faced off with advocates of the...
Rule change prompts San Jose lawmakers to reduce travel
San Jose lawmakers have significantly reduced city-funded travel, a San José Spotlight analysis found, and some say it’s because of a trip five elected officials took to Japan nearly two years ago. The city has since implemented a new travel policy, which restricts how many councilmembers can travel at a given time. The policy, approved in...
South Bay leaders react to the defeat of ambitious housing bill
South Bay lawmakers and advocates are reacting with mixed feelings after one Bay Area Senator’s attempt to tackle the housing crisis was evicted from the Senate floor this week. Sen. Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 50 is officially dead, as the debate between regulating city housing requirements, maintaining local control and ensuring tenant protections proved to...
Santa Clara leaders set slew of priorities for 2020
Santa Clara lawmakers spent nearly six hours Thursday identifying priorities they consider essential for Santa Clara’s growth in 2020 — touching on everything from Levi’s Stadium, public transparency and community-sourced development. In the first of a two-day session, Councilmember Teresa O’Neill summed up the goal of the meeting: “I think if we can … try...